...Management 303 SWOT Analysis MANDATORY OUTLINE I. Organization History, including a Mission Statement if possible (10 points) According to the website About McDonald's, McDonald's is been in business since 1940. Dick and Mac McDonald open the first McDonald's as a BBQ restaurant in San Bernardino, California. "It was a typical drive-in with a large menu and car hop service." McDonald's mission statement states: "McDonald's brand mission is to be our customers' favorite place and way to eat. Our worldwide operations are aligned around a global strategy called the Plan to Win, which center on an exceptional customer experience – People, Products, Place, Price and Promotion. We are committed to continuously improving our operations and enhancing our customers' experience." (http://www.aboutmcdonalds.com/mcd/our_company/mission_and_values.html) II. Organizational Strengths and Weaknesses (40 points) A. First Organizational Strength 1. According to the website Ezine Articles, McDonald's has a strong global presence and is considered as a market leader in both the domestic as well as the international markets. 2. "It is a global brand that owns 31,000 restaurants serving in 120 countries. Of these 31,000 restaurants at least14,000 restaurants are situated in the US." (http://ezinearticles.com/?McDonalds-Business-Analysis&id=687438) B. Second Organizational Strength 1. According to the website Wordpress, McDonald's uses economies of scale for reducing the...
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...SWOT ANALYSIS – MCDONALDS Strengths Strong brand name-McDonalds is a huge multinational company that has built up huge brand name that is recognised throughout the world. McDonalds is the worlds No.1 fast food chain with sales with over 31,000 branches across over 120 different countries. McDonalds is in the top 10 most powerful companies in the world with Apple being the most powerful, McDonalds is the seventh most powerful Employee Training- McDonalds has an extensive training programmes for their staff utilising their skills in order to take the company further Employees – McDonalds in the Sunday times best 100 company’s to work for came 10th place in 2012 and 6 in 2013 showing that they treat the employees well and they are improving each year. - Large market share McDonalds is considered the largest fast food chain compared to Burger Kings’ or Wendy’s have been loosing their market share since 2006 however McDonalds market shares is increasing. McDonalds have a huge market share of approx. 20% when its competitors such as Burger King have just 2%. Weakness - Unhealthy image McDonald's has been under great criticism by negative press due to the increase in awareness of health and many believe the documentary "Supersize Me" by Morgan Spurlock which highlighted the health implications that McDonald's has really kick-started this. Further more now the nutrition facts have to be shown on food stuffs it is easy for people to see how bad their food is for example...
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...SWOT Analysis of McDonalds Restaurants Organization History McDonalds started out as a small restaurant business by two bothers Dick and Mac McDonald in San Bernardino, California in 1948. But if faith did not occur in 1954 with Ray Kroc who is a traveling milk shake mixer salesman the franchise of McDonalds restaurants would possibly never had happen. Kroc noticed how the effectiveness of the two brothers operation worked with a limited menu, concentrating on a few items of just hamburgers, French fries, and beverages which allowed them to focus on quality at every step. This gave Kroc an idea, and so with his keen sense of what American consumers were looking for in eating out, Kroc suggested that the brothers expand their presence and offered his services as their agent. The first restaurant opened in 1955 in Illinois as the organization became the McDonald's Corporation. Six years later Ray bought out the founding brothers (mcdonald, 2012). That is how the little white and red restaurants with the bright yellow arches began. Since then McDonald’s restaurants has been a worldwide fast food franchise preferred by every age group. The McDonalds mission statement is "McDonald's brand mission is to be our customers' favorite place and way to eat"(Farfan, 2012). This is defined by the McDonald's Values, which reflects the experience that customers can expect when walking into a McDonald's fast food restaurant no matter where...
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...(Jurevicius, 2013) References Dalavagas, I. (2015, May 11). McDonald's Corporation : A Short SWOT Analysis. Retrieved from Value Line: http://www.valueline.com/Stocks/Highlights/McDonalds_Corp___A_Short_SWOT_Analysis.aspx#.VZawLfmqqko Jurevicius, O. (2013, February 16). SWOT analysis of McDonalds. Retrieved from Strategic Management Insight: http://www.strategicmanagementinsight.com/swot-analyses/mcdonalds-swot-analysis References Dalavagas, I. (2015, May 11). McDonald's Corporation : A Short SWOT Analysis. Retrieved from Value Line: http://www.valueline.com/Stocks/Highlights/McDonalds_Corp___A_Short_SWOT_Analysis.aspx#.VZawLfmqqko (McDonalds SWOT Analysis, n.d.) References Dalavagas, I. (2015, May 11). McDonald's Corporation : A Short SWOT Analysis. Retrieved from Value Line: http://www.valueline.com/Stocks/Highlights/McDonalds_Corp___A_Short_SWOT_Analysis.aspx#.VZawLfmqqko Jurevicius, O. (2013, February 16). SWOT analysis of McDonalds. Retrieved from Strategic Management Insight: http://www.strategicmanagementinsight.com/swot-analyses/mcdonalds-swot-analysis McDonalds SWOT Analysis. (n.d.). Retrieved from Assignment Point: http://www.assignmentpoint.com/business/mcdonalds-swot-analysis.html (History, n.d.) References Dalavagas, I. (2015, May 11). McDonald's Corporation : A Short SWOT Analysis. Retrieved from Value Line: http://www.valueline.com/Stocks/Highlights/McDonalds_Corp___A_Short_SWOT_Analysis.aspx#.VZawLfmqqko History. (n.d.). Retrieved from I'm lovin'...
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...(2013, October 10th,). The Global Business Strategy of McDonald and how it reached All the Corners of The World at Lesser Cost. Retrieved from https://www.academia.edu/6465022/Global_Strategy_of_McDonald_and_How_It_Reached_All_corners_of_World 2. Ashley Lutz. (2014, October 24th). McDonald’s Is Making 4 Changes To Get You To Eat There Again. Retrieved from http://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-us-strategy-for-2015-2014-10 3. Ovidijuis Jurevicius (2013, February 16th). SWOT analysis of McDonalds. Retrieved from http://www.strategicmanagementinsight.com/swot-analyses/mcdonalds-swot-analysis.html 4. Harsh Narula. ( 2014, July 29th). McDonald’s Supply Chain. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/harshnarula/mcdonalds-supply-chain-37455744 5. Dan Moskowitz (2014, March 22rd). The Motley Fool: McDonald's new menu item hints at new strategy Retrieved from http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/03/21/mcdonalds-new-menu-item/6705499/ 6. Keith Nunes (2014, October 22nd). McDonald’s to focus on local, customization in 2015. Retrieved from http://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/news_home/Business_News 7. Adam Jones (2014, June 18th). Must-know: A company overview of McDonald’s. Retrieved from http://marketrealist.com/2014/07/must-know-company-overview-mcdonalds/ 8. Don’t just talk; register. (n.d). A McDonald’s Restaurants case study. Retrieved from http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/mcdonalds-restaurants/the-marketing-process/introduction.html#axzz3TmfHSNfl ...
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...Contact: Prepared by : ACCA Registration no : Word count : Submission Date : 7485 words Table of Contents Part One: Introduction and Overall Framework of the Research ................................................................. 4 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Topic Selection and reasons for its selection............................................................................................ 4 Company selection and reasons for its selection ..................................................................................... 5 Aim of the Research Report ...................................................................................................................... 5 Research Objectives .................................................................................................................................. 5 Research Questions .................................................................................................................................. 6 Research Approach ................................................................................................................................... 6 Part Two: Data Sources and Business and Accounting Techniques.............................................................. 8 Sources of information for research work .....................
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...of McDonalds Malaysia briefly. Apart from this, we would also present the SWOT analysis which is Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunity, and Threats of the McDonalds. Strengths and weaknesses is internal environment, while opportunity and threats is external environment. Lastly, we suggested some recommendations to improve the situation of the McDonalds. 1.0. COMPANY’S BACKGROUND According to McDonalds (2014), McDonald’s is the global leading fast food retailer with more than 35,000 restaurants serving approximately 70 million people each day in more than 100 countries. There are more than 80% of restaurants worldwide are franchised by independent local franchisees. McDonald’s arrived in Malaysia in December 1980 and McDonald Corp. gave their license to Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn Bhd (GARSB) to open McDonald's Restaurant in Malaysia by Tan Sri Vincent Tan. Since then, McDonald’s Malaysia has about 196 franchise outlets nationwide and is currently expanding annually. It has created over 7000 job opportunity since they arrive in Malaysia over the years. (ifranchisemalaysia, 2014) 2.0. SWOT ANALYSIS 2.1 STRENGTHS According to Strategic Management Insight (2014), McDonalds has strong brand name, reputation and considered the first one who entered to fast food industry compare to other companies in Malaysia. According to McDonalds (2014), McDonald’s success is base on a foundation of integrity. There are hundreds of millions of people around the world trust McDonalds. McDonalds...
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...These categories are called the four P’s or product, price, place, and promotion. The goal of the four P’s will hopefully be the aim of attracting and retaining the customers or target market that a company has identified. All four P’s of the marketing mix are essential and are interrelated (Perreault and McCarthy, 2005). In order for a company to successfully implement a marketing mix, a careful and well researched market plan needs to be generated. The market plan should include a SWOT analysis. The SWOT analysis is an evaluation of a company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The SWOT analysis can help to identify the areas that a company can use to take advantage of and to stay clean of any roadblocks that might hinder a successful marketing mix. After an organization studies the elements of the SWOT analysis, the business will be seen more clearly, and the marketing mix will be more focused going forward (Davids and Newcomb, 2006). The four elements of the SWOT analysis are listed below. Strengths The strengths of an organization can include niche items or services that the company specializes in and helps to...
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...Situation Analysis In order to advise Suzanne in the best way, we have compiled the following SWOT analysis, which outlines positives, and negatives that currently revolve her franchise and the current solution that she is proposing to the issue that she is facing with her store. External Assessment Environmental and Industry Strengths: Suzanne’s restaurant is one of the number one fast food companies by sales, thus she is part of a company that has a very strong brand recognition and reputation, it is said that there are over 30,000 McDonalds restaurant in 119 countries Weaknesses: With the seniors dominating her store she can gain some negative publicity, and this can result in her store being seen as the seniors store and with social media these days this can be spread very quickly and to other stores. Opportunities: Some positive opportunities that derived from this issue are that if she can turn this into an opportunity and implement the bingo games into her store. This could result into growth into her store and in other countries. Threats: Being in the fast food industry Suzanne is can be faced with a lot of government regulations with regards to health issues. Currency exchange and commodity price fluctuations could also be threat to Suzanne’s store. Internal Assessment The Organization Strengths: McDonalds is said to be a community oriented socially responsible co, they successfully and easily adapt their global restaurants to appeal to the cultural...
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...Starbucks Business Analysis . Abstract Starbucks went from just a hole in a wall shop to a world known company and culture. One would wonder how it occurred, if it was over night, and most importantly the business aspect sustaining a successful international business. At the end of the day Starbucks Co. is well known for their market in gourmet coffee. On the other hand, the market has plenty of competitors in coffee, but what makes Starbucks the number one specialty coffee retailer? The answer lies in every compartment that makes Starbucks Co. what it is. From the 87,000 possible drink combinations, to the provided healthcare insurance offered to employees including part-time. Starbucks is a force to be reckoned with, business aspect of their strengths, weaknesses and all in between is worth analyzing. Starbucks Corporation Business Description Starbucks is currently operating in 65 countries specializing in high quality coffee, tea, fresh food, and branded items. In whole the Starbucks Coffee brand is sold with a license and trademarks through other channels such as licensed stores, grocery, and national foodservice accounts (Starbucks SWOT analysis 2015, 2015). Starbucks Coffee brand sell goods and services under the following brands” Teavana, Tazo, Seattle’s Best Coffee, Evolution Fresh, La Boulange and Ethos (Starbucks SWOT analysis 2015, 2015). Starbucks business objective is to thrive to be a recognized respected brand in the world. Brief History The...
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...demonstrate how McDonald’s marketing strategy has helped render the company a global success. This is shown through the SWOT analysis. This study has found that the pivotal ingredient in this company is the unique and effective marketing strategy. Also to be credited was that the strategy showed that there were areas which could potentially disrupt the current rate of success (in terms of monetary results) If they are not rectified. A recommendation could be to increase the amount of ‘Healthy foods’ McDonald’s currently offer, to do so McDonalds would need to invest more in their product segment of the marketing mix. Introduction In many cases a company does not become successful overnight. There are a number of key ingredients which need to be focused on, in order to achieve its potential. An important part of this is the ‘marketing strategy’. The majority of successful firms invest large sums of capital and time into tailoring their strategy focusing on the potential changes in customer levels, rivals and the environment (Bradley, 2005). McDonald’s currently trades in over 119 countries worldwide and has the potential to develop furthermore. (McDonald’s Canada, 2007) it is through the application and implementation of McDonald’s marketing strategy and marketing mix which has resulted in McDonalds holding such a competitive position in today’s fast food market. McDonalds has a menu which in some form or another sets to make all segments of...
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...------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Principles of Marketing ------------------------------------------------- BUSS 402 ------------------------------------------------- McDonald’s ------------------------------------------------- By ------------------------------------------------- Natalia Mitsukova ------------------------------------------------- W1333555 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Reflect and Evaluate the Marketing Principles of McDonald’s Important marketing principles For a global company such as McDonald’s operating in 118 countries it is very important for the company to be responsive to...
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...SWOT ANALYSIS SWOT analysis is an analytical tool used to assess the strategic capabilities of an organization. This tool is bi-focal as it focuses on both the internal and external business environment, though it can be criticized for doing so from the perspective of the organization. In this analysis, we are looking at the core competencies, or the strengths of McDonalds, the areas of weakness or where competitors have an advantage over the organization, opportunities presented by the business environment to McDonalds, and threats or any aspect in the business environment that can hinder their plans. S McDonalds is an iconic brand, which can be seen as one of its strengths. It was founded in 1940, and from then to now, McDonalds has already achieved global dominance, by becoming the world’s leading ‘fast food’ retailer. In achieving global dominance, McDonalds operations are designed to assure consistency and high quality through its restaurants design, layouts and products offered, assuring the customers of its quality. These factors have led to customer loyalty and customer trust. Another Strength is that McDonalds has a large market share. It has the largest “slice” of the pie in relations to it’s competitors, allowing McDonalds to become a market leader. Another major strength is that McDonalds has diversified income streams. Unlike some of it’s rivals, McDonalds doesn’t rely on one key source of income, as revenue flows in from company owned restaurants & franchises...
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...http://talkfinanceonline.com/swot-analysis-of-mcdonalds/ SWOT analysis of Mcdonalds April 18th, 2012 | Author: admin Share Swot analysis on McDonalds. McDonalds is an international food outlet preferred by every age group around the world. It is a multinational food outlet, despite this it has to be analyzed to evaluate its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and the threats. Let’s analyze the outlet using swot analysis. Weakness * The weakness that hits the list is the employee turnover rate. Every year many of their employees are fired out of the restaurant * McDonalds mostly advertises products and food items that targets children. You will notice that bill boards always display the advertisements of Happy Meal and any other deal that is ordered for the kids mainly * Health conscious people seldom complain that they do not provide us with the organic and healthy food. This becomes their weakness when they get in the complaints * They also face quality issue at times. This affects the business as they are running the outlet worldwide, if one franchise gets affected others also get a bad name Strength * McDonalds holds a very strong brand name worldwide * They have large partnerships with other companies that provides them with their desired products, this increases the goodwill of the company * Socially responsible firms earn a good name in the market due to their projects they do to help people, McDonalds is one the most reputed firms...
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...external and internal environment. This includes observing the threats and opportunities surrounding the business from competitors, so that the organization can maintain its competitive edge. Internally, the company must examine its own strengths and weaknesses, to help ensure that the organization is operating at its most efficient (Wheelen & Hunger, 2010). The next part of the process includes using this information to form a strategy. This is where long term plans are generated, with the goal of using the previous analysis to help the organization follow through with its mission (Wheelen & Hunger, 2010) . The strategy is then implemented, including the creation of an appropriate budget and procedures. Finally, the plan must be monitored to ensure its success, and altered as needed through this evaluation (Wheelen & Hunger, 2010). One popular global company that uses strategic management processes is the fast food chain of McDonalds. McDonalds has many competitors, making it vital that the company understands the threats these other chains...
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